‘Digitisation of mining license attracting investors into sector’
The Director-General, Mining Cadastre Office (MCO), Obadiah Simon Nkom, has stated that the digitisation of Nigeria’s mining cadastral administration has been a major step toward transparency and investor accessibility in Nigeria. Speaking during an advocacy workshop on the sustainable management of mineral resources in Nigeria organised by African Minerals Development Centre (AMDC), African Union Commission […]
The Director-General, Mining Cadastre Office (MCO), Obadiah Simon Nkom, has stated that the digitisation of Nigeria’s mining cadastral administration has been a major step toward transparency and investor accessibility in Nigeria.
Speaking during an advocacy workshop on the sustainable management of mineral resources in Nigeria organised by African Minerals Development Centre (AMDC), African Union Commission (AUC), in collaboration with the Agence France de Developpement, Nkom described Nigeria’s participation in the validation process as a significant milestone tied directly to continental mining reforms under the African Mining Vision.
“This validation represents a major achievement. It aligns Nigeria with the African Mining Vision and confirms our commitment to positioning Nigeria as a strategic mining nation,” he said.
According to Nkom, Nigeria’s emergence as the 11th African country to complete the validation exercise demonstrates deliberate efforts to reposition the country within Africa’s mining landscape.
“With our favourable geology and mineral endowment, the objective is to translate these resources into investments, job creation, and broader economic benefits for Nigerians,” he said.
On his part, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Solid Minerals Development, Faruk Yusuf Yabo, said the engagement represents a major integration point for Nigeria as it seeks stronger participation in both continental and global mining ecosystems.
According to him, the workshop brings together critical stakeholders across government institutions, the private sector, and academia to collectively address the future of Nigeria’s solid minerals sector.
Head, African Minerals Development Centre (AMDC), Tunde Arisekola, explained that the assessment forms part of technical services provided by the African Union to evaluate member states’ compliance with agreed continental mining development pillars.
“This is one of the services delivered by the African Union to member states. Essentially, what we are doing is assessing how far Nigeria complies with the agreed African mining development pillars,” he said.